Editing Charter of the French Language (section)

===Parliament and courts===
French is the declared language of the legislature and courts in Quebec. Section 133 of the ''Constitution Act, 1867'', still in effect, nonetheless requires that bills be printed, published, passed and assented to in French and English in the Parliament of Canada and the Legislature of Quebec.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-7.html#h-29 |title=Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982 |publisher=Laws-lois.justice.gc.ca |access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>

French or English may be used by any person before the courts of Quebec. Parties may request the translation in French or English of the judgments by the courts or decisions rendered by any "body discharging quasi-judicial functions".

The French text prevails over the English one, in case of any discrepancy, for any regulation to which section 133 of the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' does not apply.<ref>Charter of the French Language, [http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/english/charter/title1chapter3.html Title I&nbsp;– Chapter III] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125003301/http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/english/charter/title1chapter3.html |date=November 25, 2006 }}</ref>

The first version of the ''Charter'' provided that laws be enacted only in French. In 1979, the related provisions (articles 7 through 13) were rendered inoperative by a ruling of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] in ''[[Attorney General of Quebec v. Blaikie (No. 1)|Attorney General of Quebec v. Blaikie]]''; however, Quebec responded by re-enacting in French and in English the ''Charter of the French Language'', leaving intact articles 7 through 13.<ref>[http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/charte/reperes/reperes.html Repère et jalons historiques], on the Web site of the {{lang|fr|i=no|Office québécois de la langue française}}. Retrieved April 28, 2008</ref>

In 1993, the ''Charter''<nowiki/>'s provisions related to the language of the legislature and courts were made compliant with the Supreme Court's ruling.